Moforsen Hydroelectric Power Station | |
Name Official: | Moforsens kraftverk |
Location Map: | Sweden |
Coordinates: | 63.3688°N 16.9889°W |
Location: | municipality Sollefteå, Sweden |
Purpose: | Power |
Status: | O |
Opening: | 1968 |
Owner: | E.ON |
Operator: | E.ON |
Dam Type: | Concrete gravity dam |
Dam Crosses: | Ångerman |
Spillway Type: | Over the dam |
Plant Commission: | 1968 |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 28.1 m |
Plant Turbines: | 3 x 45 MW Kaplan-type |
Plant Capacity: | 135 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 641 GWh |
Moforsen Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Moforsens kraftverk|links=no) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Ångerman, municipality Sollefteå, Sweden. About 15 km downstream of Moforsen is Forsmo Hydroelectric Power Station.
The power plant was operational in 1968. It is owned by E.ON.
Moforsen Dam consists of a concrete gravity dam on the right side and an embankment dam on the left side. The dam features a spillway with 3 gates over the dam, that is located in the middle.
The power plant contains 3 Kaplan turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 135 MW. Its average annual generation is 641 GWh. The hydraulic head is 28.1 m.